Petra Hůlová

Petra Hůlová (b. 1979) is a Czech novelist. After graduating in Culturology and Mongolian language studies at Prague’s Charles University, she spent a year in Mongolia — an experience that provided the setting for her first book, Paměť mojí babičce (In Memory of my Grandmother), which garnered a number of literary awards. She has published several other novels including, Přes matný sklo (Through Frosted Glass) in 2004, Umělohmotný třípokoj (Plastic Three-bedroom Apartment) in 2006 and Strážci občanského dobra (The Guardian of Civic Virtue) in 2010.